- desert, godforsaken, waste, wild - located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
Antonym: hospitable (indirect, via inhospitable)
- desolate, forlorn, godforsaken, lorn - pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment; "desolate and despairing"; "left forlorn"
Antonym: unforsaken (indirect, via forsaken)